Watts and Strogatz cited 27 sources of their own, and were  themselves cited 8,709 times. 23.926% of these citations fell under physics multidisciplinary, where 25.592% fell under physics mathematical. 4.047% fell under computer science information systems. The top three authors that cite Watts and Strogatz. There is an upward trend in these citations, with 13.942% of them occurring in 2013. The three top authors who cite Watts and Strogatz are Chen Gr, Wang Bh, and Zhou T. It seems that this article is more based in mathematical/physics theory. Shirky took their findings and applied them to suit his own needs in terms of technosociology.